A portrait of Marina Abramovic created by current MFA Illustration as Visual Essay student Chemin Hsiao recently caught the attention of the legendary performance artist—so much so that Abramovic decided to share a photo of herself holding the portrait on social media.

SVA Close Up spotted Hsiao’s portrait of Abramovic while perusing SVA Portfolios for content to share on the College’s main Tumblr page. Once the portrait was posted on Tumblr, it then hit SVA’s Twitter page with a tag to the

“Just saw this Instagram photo with her holding the print!” Hsiao wrote on his blog. “I feel so honored to have her actually seeing it!”

To view more of Chemin Hsiao’s work, click here. For more information about the Abramovic Institute, visit its website. And if you’re not already on SVA Portfolios, sign up today— it’s free to all SVA alumni, faculty members and degree-seeking students.